Error Message for Failed Sync Covers Notes Area

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Context: I was in a basement today playing board games and taking notes on my phone for points, and had very little signal. An error message popped up that the changes I was making could not be synced to the server (which is expected behavior), but the bug was that:

1. The error message covered the part of the editor where I was taking notes, and
2. When I swiped the error message up to dismiss it, it would keep coming back, and cover the editor again.

Steps to reproduce

1. Have server be unreachable or have spotty internet.
2. Make changes to a note.
3. Have error message appear.

Actual Behavior

The error message covers a substantial amount of the editor. And since the error keeps reoccurring because of a spotty connection in the basement, the error message keeps coming back and covering the editor again.

Suggested Behavior

Just a suggestion to improve the usability, but you could have a sync status icon in the top bar that shows whether the changes were synced successfully (and maybe even only show it if there was an error), and show the details when the icon is tapped, eg show the popup that is already shown now, but only if the error icon is tapped, so that the errors don't interfere with taking notes.

No file or test is named. Start by reproducing the sync failure in the iOS note editor with an unreachable server, then trace where the error message is presented. Done means repeated sync failures no longer obscure note-taking, while error details remain accessible.